New York Fashion Week (NYFW)—one of four major fashion weeks—began on September 10 and will see the upcoming spring 2016 collections of the world's biggest designers in almost 100 shows across two venues across New York City.
Hosted by Mercedes-Benz, the showcase has so far seen the collections by top designers such as New York-based Betsey Johnson, winner of the Timeless Talent Award, awarded in 1999 for her recognized influence on fashion, and Derek Lam whose work has previously been exhibited at the Museum of Fashion Institute of Technology, Kennedy Center and the Victoria Albert Museum.
Shedding light on models with disabilities, this year's catwalk will include figures such as Rebekah Marine, who was born without a right forearm but now wears one of the most advanced prosthetic hands in the world, an i-limb Quantum, as well as Madeline Stuart, an Australian model diagnosed with Down's Syndrome. Stuart, who debuted in FTL Moda's show on Sunday evening, is the second woman with Down's Syndrome to walk the catwalk after Jamie Brewer, Netflix's American Horror Story actress, did so for designer Carrie Hammer last February.
Still to appear this week are collections by well-known designers Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, DKNY and Michael Kors before the event ends September 17.
Here we take a look at some of the preparations behind the scenes.
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